GOSPEL NEWS

The Newsletter for the St. Charles United Methodist and

Dover Community Churches

January—February 2019

Pastor: Rev. Heather E. Klason

Church Office: 824 Church Avenue, St. Charles, MN

Telephone: 507-932-4966 (O), 507-932-4931 (H), 320-290-7460 (Pastor’s cell)

Email: Church: scdumcs@hbci.com Pastor: pastor.scdumcs@hbci.com

Website: http://www.scdmethodist.com

Shalom

I received the above through a Facebook group of which I am a part called “Mindful Christianity”.

Once again, we are at the time of New Year’s resolutions and trying to hold onto them into 2019. I think the above reflects what God’s expectation might be as we move into a new year of possibility. God has created each of us as a very unique, never to be repeated, creation with many gifts and potentials. Somehow along the path of living much of that uniqueness gets lost. That can occur through the messages others give us about ourselves – some that might belittle, some that might redirect us, some that come through circumstances out of our control, and so on.

No matter how they came, they have changed our sense of self, our choices and our life path. We find ourselves feeling like a square peg in a round hole – vaguely dissatisfied and not sure why.

That dissatisfaction comes from being out of sync with who God created you to be and not doing what you were prepared to do.

So, here are some questions to reflect on and journal about (if you are so inclined) as you enter the new year

What is the one thing that you do that makes you feel energized and alive? What brings a smile to your face? Who when you are around them causes you to light up and want to know more? What would you do if you weren’t afraid? What are those moments when you feel most comfortable in yourself, most at peace?

When our life and the movements of living bring energy rather than fatigue or dread, when we are excited in anticipation of a new day, when what we are doing energizes and brings fulfillment, then we know we are living into God’s preparation.

My prayer for each of you is that you will be all you were meant to be! And I will continue to try to do the same

Pastor Heather

From the Pulpit

January 6 – Epiphany of the Lord

Isaiah 60:1-6 ; Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12

“The Mystery for Today”

January 13 – Baptism of the Lord

Isaiah 43:1-7 Luke 3: 15-17, 21-22

“Life Through the Lens of Baptism”

Sermon Series – Learning Contentment in a Culture of More (Based on Bible Study by Melissa Spoelstra)

January 20 – 2nd

Sunday after the Epiphany Content in Deliverance

Exodus 1-15 Focus verse: Exodus 6:1-9

“The Amazing, Awful, Ordinary Life”

January 27 – 3rd

Sunday after Epiphany Content in Preparation

Numbers 1-10 Focus Verse: Numbers 6: 22-27

“Speaking and Celebrating Blessing”

February 3 – 4th

Sunday after Epiphany Content in Uncertainty

Numbers 11-14 Focus Text: Numbers 13: 25-33 “Dealing with the Unexpected”

February 10 – 5th

Sunday after Epiphany Content in Obedience

Numbers 15 – 20 Focus Text: Numbers 17:1-11

“Blossoming Life”

February 17 – 6th

Sunday after the Epiphany Content in Opposition

Numbers 21 – 26 Focus Text: Numbers 22:21-41; 23:13-26

“Damming Up the Flow”

February 24 – 7th

Sunday after the Epiphany Content in Blessings

Numbers 27 – 36 Focus Text: Numbers 27:1-11; 30:2 “Pursuing the Life of Contentment”

A very special thank you to everyone who gave their time and talents

make our Advent and Christmas season so inspiring.

May the miracle of Christmas fill our hearts

throughout the New Year!

We want to thank all who participated in any way.

Thank You!

You are so important to help spread God’s love.

Thank you for remembering Gary and I during the

Christmas season.

Pastor Heather and ‘Gary

will be on vacation until

Jan. 8 to spend time with

family. Rev. Frank

Jones is on call .

(507-292-7956)

St. Charles Administrative Council Meeting

December 12, 2018

Members Present: Troy Henry, Al Fagan, Dianna Pulley, Pastor Heather

Sharing of Prayer Requests/Unison Prayer by Pastor Heather

Review of minutes of November 14, 2018 meeting. Minutes approved.

Church Conference – Sunday, December 23, 2018 at 11:30 AM at Dover

Finance

Proposed Budget was reviewed. Motion to approve passed.

It was motioned to pay the $8645 remaining of 2018 apportionments. Motion passed.

Trustees

Al Fagan will do snow removal and take out recycling containers – December 25 – January 8

Head Start has raised concerns about cleaning after dance, being sure the doors are locked and water is

completely off. Troy will check on these concerns.

Worship

December 30 – worship leader, music, etc. Dianna and Al will be in charge.

January 6 – Rev. Buller – Allan will open church, Kristie accompanies.

Task Force

Presentation will be to council on February 13

Copyright Letter:

An e mail came in alleging a copyright violation and demanding payment.

Authenticity is questioned. We will wait to see what follows.

Adjournment/Lord’s Prayer

Respectfully submitted,

Dianna Pulley

January 2 No Class

January 9 “God Warns the People”

January 16 God Punishes the People”

January 23 “God Responds to the People”

January 30 “Hope for a Savior”/Timeline of the New Testament

February 6 “Radical Discipleship”

February 13 “Hidden Messiah”

February 20 “God Seeks the Least, the Last and the Lost”

2018 Dover Community Church Officers

Position Name

Administrative Council

Chair Jennifer Mitchell

Recording Secretary Betty Pedersen

Lay Leader

Financial Secretary Betty Pedersen

Lay Delegate (Still Needed)

Finance Committee Chair Shelley Wegman

Trustee Co-Chair Steve Harvey

Trustee Co-Chair Brian Kieffer

Membership Committee Marge Fix

Sunday School Superintendent Jennifer Mitchell

Jill Harvey

Jill Magnuson

Melinda Kieffer

Amber Myers

Trustees

Co-Chair Steve Harvey

Co-Chair Brian Kieffer

Joint

Staff/Pastor Relations Committee

Co-Chair D Casey Ihrke

Co-Chair D Amber Myers

D Mickey Badker

S Cheryl Hinckley

S Helen Tollefson

S Jubal Snitker

Lay Delegate S Peggy Carlson

Lay Leader (St. Charles) S Jon Arnold

Lay Leader (Dover) D

Committee on Mission

Engagements Council

Communion Steward Nancy Kieffer

Worship

D Betty Pedersen

D Geri Ihrke

Winter weather is upon us. When there is inclement weather, be sure to check to see if Worship has been cancelled.

Cancellations can be heard on KTTC TV, KXLT TV and KNXR and KFSI Radio Stations.

We will also send out e-mails to those who we have e-mail addresses. If school is closed or closes early, there will not activities at the church that evening.

Please be safe this winter!

Keeping our church clean is everyone’s job. When you use an area, please be sure that any food related trash is removed and the area is put back in order as it was when you began.

Now that Jon, Mark and Sue are no longer here,

we need your help..

Please sign up on the clipboard to help keep our church

clean. Thank you.

Thank you for your generous donations to the Hometown Resource Center.

Our “adopt a families” are so grateful for the their gifts. St. Charles UMC purchased gifts for 9 children and gave $225 for food and gas.

While any and all donations are so appreciated, fruit is a vitamin filled food for winter. Let’s fill the shelves with canned fruits. If you would rather, money is a gladly accepted and well used.

Carol Mueske is volunteering to go to Channel One each week to pick up food . We need a backup person. Please consider this mission and contact Carol to help.

2019 St. Charles United Methodist Church Officers

Position Name

Administrative Council

Chair Allan Fagan

Recording Secretary Dianna Pulley

Lay Leader Jon Arnold

Church Treasurer Clayton Wiskow

Assistant Treasurer Lee Carlson

Financial Secretary Teri Arnold

Lay Delegate Peggy Carlson

Finance Committee Chair Lee Carlson

Trustee Chair Troy Henry

SPPR Co-Chair Casey Flury

SPPR Co-Chair Amber Myers

UMW President Dianna Pulley

Staff/Pastor Relations Committee

Co-Chair D Casey Ihrke

Co-Chair D Amber Myers

D Mickey Badker

S Cheryl Hinckley

S Jubal Snitker

S Helen Tollefson

Lay Delegate S Peggy Carlson

Lay Leader S Jon Arnold

Lay Leader D

Trustees

Chair Troy Henry

Marion Decker

Steve Pearson

Jon Arnold

Rick Dabelstein

Emeritus Dick Kvam

Committee on Lay Leader-

ship Teri Arnold

(aka Nominations Commit-

tee) Barb Traxler

Jill Butson

Membership Committee Al Fagan

Barb Traxler

Linda Ferguson

Committee on Finance

Chair Lee Carlson

Financial Secretary Teri Arnold

Assistant Treasurer Lee Carlson

Trustees Troy Henry

Lay Leader Jon Arnold

Treasurer Clayton Wiskow

Lay Delegate at Large Janell Pearson

Communion Stewards Carol Mueske

Jill Hutsell

Helen Tollefson

Worship Committee

Marion Decker

Rory Ellsworth

Jon & Teri Arnold

Marcie Dabelstein

Hamline University Rep

Historian

Prayer Chain Carol Mueske

Dianna Pulley

Missions Jon Arnold

Lay Visitation Committee Dianna Pulley

Al Fagan

Deb Fagan

Carol Mueske

Jon Arnold

Teri Arnold

SC UMW

President Dianna Pulley

Secretary Carol Mueske

Treasurer Joan Hoff

Thursday, January 10, 2019, 3:30 - 6 :00 pm

St. Charles & Dover UMC will be distributing food at City Hall.

Volunteers needed!

3:30 - 4:30 pm Unload, Setup, Distribute food

4:30 - 6:00 pm Distribute Food & Clean up

Sign up on the clip board during worship

Thank you Marcie Dabelstein,

Kendra Henry, Jennifer

Mitchell, Melinda

Kieffer, Amber Meyers,

Jill Magnuson, the

children and all others

who helped with the

fun, wonderful, inspiring

Christmas programs.

Please let me know if you are interested Pastor Heather

Study Group

Opportunities

“Numbers: Learning Contentment in a Culture of More”

Our sermon series in January and February is based on this study.

There is a companion workbook and video series available

for a small group study during the sermon series

“Short Stories by Jesus” by Amy-Jill Levine

This book will be the focus of our Wednesday evening

Lent worship with Berea Moravian Church

Thank you

Marcie & Rick Dabelstein,

Marion & Ken Decker,

Rory & Larry Ellsworth,

for hosting the wonderful ladies Christmas party.

Birthdays and Anniversaries

1 Kerry Sackreiter St. Charles

Teigen Henry St. Charles

3 Kathy Lane St. Charles

Hannah Doty St. Charles

6 Barb Disbrow St. Charles

7 Jan Campbell St. Charles

Kendra Henry St. Charles

8 Sunshine Ellsworth St. Charles

Sandy Ihrke Dover

9 Nancy Kieffer Dover

Ray Literski Dover

11 Barbara Literski Dover

12 Wayne & Janis Fix Dover

13 Phil & Renee Putzier Dover

Gary Pederson Dover

Carson Mitchell Dover

Carson Abel Dover

14 Marcie Dabelstein St. Charles

Dianna Pulley St. Charles

Olivia Geertz St. Charles

15 Jody Tilford Dover

16 Marge Fix Dover

Jeremy & Jill Magnuson Dover

17 Jubal Snitker St. Charles

19 Chris Mitchell Dover

20 Dee Ann Pease Dover

22 Jon Arnold St. Charles

23 Tessa Ryan St. Charles

25 Sage Snitker St. Charles

Renee Putzier Dover

26 Glen Dabelstein St. Charles

Logan Kahn Dover

27 Susan Stefanich St. Charles

30 Morgan McKee St. Charles

Sarah Hinckley St. Charles

31 Myra McKay St. Charles

Vicki Koehler Dover

Ron Pulley St. Charles

Brenda Rounsville St. Charles

January

1 Jubal & Stacey Snitker St. Charles

2 Reid Pulley St. Charles

Cheryl Hinckley St. Charles

4 Tyler Sexton St. Charles

6 Jay Button Dover

Lynnlee Boelter Dover

7 Helen Tollefson St. Charles

Robert Ihrke Jr. Dover

8 Ryan Pulley St. Charles

Gordon Ferguson St. Charles

9 Earl Voss St. Charles

Orven Dahl Dover

Paul & Marion Evenson St. Charles

10 Ava Butson St. Charles

Nick Butson St. Charles

11 Marion Evenson Dover

13 Roger & Barb Traxler St. Charles

14 Denise Strain St. Charles

15 Joe Boelter St. Charles

17 Steve Pearson Dover

19 Melissa Zamzow St. Charles

Tyler Ferson St. Charles

20 Malissa McKee Dover

Mickey Badker St. Charles

21 April Kvam Dover

Jeremy Marshall St. Charles

Paul Marshall St. Charles

24 Charles & Norma Stephans St. Charles

25 Justin Johnson St. Charles

26 Alyssa Schafer St. Charles

Rick Dabelstein St. Charles

27 Allan Fagan St. Charles

Patti Zingler St. Charles

28 Brent Fagan St. Charles

February

Please Remember these People in Your Prayers

Vicki Marquart

Julie Gettler

Sharon Kranz

If you know of anyone in the hospital or in need of prayers, visits, or who would like communion brought to them, please contact Pastor Heather (320-290-7460).

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GOSPEL NEWS

The Newsletter for the St. Charles United Methodist and

Dover Community Churches

January—February 2019

Pastor: Rev. Heather E. Klason

Church Office: 824 Church Avenue, St. Charles, MN

Telephone: 507-932-4966 (O), 507-932-4931 (H), 320-290-7460 (pastor’s cell)

Email: Church: scdumcs@hbci.com Pastor: pastor.scdumcs@hbci.com

Website: http://www.scdmethodist.com

January—February Worship Schedule

9:00 am Sunday Worship at St. Charles UMC

10:15 am Sunday Worship at Dover CC

10:30 am Sunday School at Dover CC